China Warns Trump Against Signing Pro-Hong Kong Democracy Bill 

China on Thursday warned United States President, Donald Trump, against signing a bill that supports democracy and human rights in Hong Kong.

China warned of retaliation against the U.S if the congress-backed Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy bill is not vetoed by Trump.

Speaking through the country’s Foreign Ministry’s spokesman, Geng Shuang, the Chinese government  said it would amount to interference in its internal affairs if the bill supporting Hong Kong’s pro-democracy protest movement is signed.

The bill, which was approved by the US House of Representatives on Wednesday, will among other things, compel government to impose sanctions on Chinese officials who perpetuated human rights violations in Hong Kong and allow an annual review of the favourable trade status that Washington grants Hong Kong.

But Shuang said that the bill is a step in the wrong direction and a sign that America wants to determine outcomes in its national dealings.

“We urge the U.S. to grasp the situation, stop its wrongdoing before it’s too late, prevent this act from becoming law (and) immediately stop interfering in Hong Kong affairs and China’s internal affairs.

“What Hong Kong faces is not the so-called human rights and democracy issue at all, but the issue of stopping violence, reinstating order and upholding the rule of law as soon as possible,” he said.

He also said that there is the possibility of retaliation by china if the white house should sign the bill.

“If the U.S. continues to make the wrong moves, China will be taking strong countermeasures for sure.”

Meanwhile, Speaker of the U.S House, Nancy Pelosi, said the bill was aimed at transforming Hong Kong into a democratic society where rule of law prevails.

“The U.S. Senate has now joined the House of Representatives in passing the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act. The people of #HongKong have woken up to the news that both branches of the U.S. Congress stand with you in your fight for democracy and the rule of law,” she said.

Since the Hong Kong crisis began, protesters have been insisting on electoral reforms and  political freedom that makes for “one country, two systems” provisions of the Sino-British Joint Declaration of 1984 and Hong Kong’s Basic Law.